The Chamba people settled a region on the border between Cameroon and Nigeria, primarily at the foot of the Atlantika Mountains. The top traditional chieftain of the tribe lives in the village of Yeli, which also contains the most important site for the annual sacrifices. Even today, this tradition affects all aspects of tribal life from birth to death, as honouring the ancestors has a special significance in this tribe. If the ancestors do not show themselves to be "sympathetic", one has to reckon with all sorts of calamities. Therefore regular offerings are made to the ancestors of every family by the appointed "chief of the sacrifice" (depending to the severity of the situation, the offerings can be millet beer, chickens, goats, sheep, or cattle). This ancestral pot originates from a domestic altar (usually placed in front of a hut) and was used for communication with the ancestor symbolised by the pot. Before making contact with an ancestor, a millet beer sacrifice was made (the traces of such offerings can be seen on the pot) and the ancestor was asked about the problem at hand, before the answer, intelligible only to the initiated, was awaited.